Still Echoheart's POV....

Mapleshade's flaming amber eyes glared intensely into Echoheart's dark blue ones. 

"Do you promise to do as I tell you and put your utmost loyalty to the Dark Forest AND WindClan instead of this little bunch of worthless freaks?" Echoheart glanced at Mapleshade. 

"If I do, you promise to help me back?" She mewed uncertainly.

"Those who obey me shall be rewarded." Mapleshade mewed "Do you promise?"

"Yes! I promise!"

"Then follow me."

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Mapleshade walked through the Dark Forest, Echoheart at her side.

"So, child, tell me your problem." She mewed softly.

"Well, I don't want to be isolated from WindClan, I hate Brightstream, I really like Hawkfrost but he likes Brightstream. Crystalheart is a mean bully, Icefrost is extremely weird, and Mistflame is too loud and boisterous. I HATE THEM ALL!!!!! THEY THINK WINDCLAN ARE FEEBLE, BUT WE'RE NOT!!!!" She blurted out, panting.

"You really do have a lot of problems." Mewed Mapleshade in an air of mock kindness and bewilderment. "I understand you. Stuck with cats you hate, and a tom you like but doesn't like you."

"Yes, that sums it up." Echofrost mewed miserably. "I wish my kin were still alive. Even though my whole family is dead, my clan can still care for me, and be like my kin."

Mapleshade cut across Echofrost's impending trail of whining. "You still have some kin left. Crookedstar's mate was Willowbreeze. Willowbreeze's mother was Fallowtail. Fallowtail's mate was Reedfeather. Long after, Reedfeather took a WindClan mate; Appledawn. That technically makes ME your kin, so you may confide in me if you wish. Also, Brightstream's father was the brother of your mother, which makes her kin. Crystalheart is the daughter of Brightstream's mother's brother, so you have a lot of kin left." Mapleshade comforted Echofrost, real, genuine pity in her fierce eyes for a moment, then it was gone, replaced by raw ambition and greed, seeing how Echofrost coud be used for her diabolical plans. Echofrost seemed happier and purred a little. Mapleshade brought Echofrost to the end of the slimy forest. There was a dark chasm, a rift between the Dark Forest, StarClan, and in the middle of the wide rift, something like an island. The rift looked fifteen times wider than the lake, and the island was much, much bigger than the island on which the Clans held gatherings. On that peculiar little island, were mountains. Tall mountains, small mountains, mostly snowy mountains, rocky mountains, all rising out of the swirling, chaotic darkness.

"In the tallest peak, at the base, are some caves. If our plan is to work, you must open the first cave in the main cavern."

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